Luiaondo Explained

Luiaondo
Settlement Type:Concejo
Pushpin Map:Spain Álava#Spain Basque Country#Spain
Pushpin Label Position:right
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Spain
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous community
Subdivision Name1:Basque Country
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Álava
Subdivision Type3:Comarca
Subdivision Name3:Ayala
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Ayala/Aiara
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:7.25
Population As Of:2023
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:1225
Population Density Km2:auto
Elevation M:169
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:01408

Luiaondo (Spanish; Castilian: Luyando) is a village and concejo in the municipality of Ayala/Aiara, Álava, Basque Country, Spain. It is served by a Cercanías Bilbao railway station.[3]

History

The, a tree which marked the boundary of the Lordship of Biscay, was located in Luiaondo. By the 18th century the tree had disappeared, and in 1730 a cross was built at its supposed location.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Divisiones Administrativas SHP Líneas . GeoAraba . Diputación Foral de Álava . 13 March 2024 . 24 January 2024.
  2. Web site: Nomenclátor: Núcleos . Entidades Locales de Álava . Diputación Foral de Álava . 13 March 2024 . 1 January 2023 . es.
  3. News: Oiarzabal . Araceli . Ayala se reúne con Adif para urgir la mejora de la estación de Luiaondo . 13 May 2024 . Noticias de Álava . 2 March 2024 . es.
  4. News: El árbol Malato . 13 May 2024 . . 25 August 2008 . es.